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ForwardComprehensive Review for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (IHP)
This course is intended to prepare psychiatric-mental health nurses for the ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMH-BCTM) certification exam. This course is structured to align with ANCC’s blueprint for the certification exam. Course content is divided into four modules: Assessment and Diagnosis; Planning; Implementation; and Evaluation.
Within each module, there are a series of lessons (outlined below). Each lesson includes learning objectives, video recordings of content (with corresponding slides), required external enrichment resources (e.g., videos, websites, articles), critical thinking exercises, and knowledge checks. Completion of each lesson and its corresponding knowledge check within a module is required to be awarded the module’s continuing education hours. Upon completion of all four modules, learners complete a post-evaluation to receive their Certificate of Completion.
Course outline
Course Length: This course should take about 30 hours to complete.
Course Timeline: You will have up to 12 months upon registration to complete this course and receive your Certificate of Completion. Periodic email reminders will be sent as you approach this deadline.
In order to be eligible to take the ANCC PMH-BCTM certification exam, you must have completed 30 hours of CE in psychiatric-mental health nursing within 3 years of sitting for the exam. Our course will meet this eligibility criteria. |
Table 1. The modules and lessons of this course.
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| Module 1. Assessment and Diagnosis |
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| Module 2. Planning |
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| Module 3. Implementation |
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| Module 4. Evaluation |
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Target Audience
This program is intended for:
- Nurses/Nurse Practitioners
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Consider clients’ developmental stage; physiological causes of psychiatric symptoms; and coping and defense mechanisms during psychiatric-mental health nursing assessment and diagnosis.
- Utilize appropriate assessment tools and techniques in clients’ psychiatric-mental health nursing assessment.
- Apply various strategies in psychiatric-mental health nurse care planning, including client-centered care, education, cultural competence, and communication management.
- Demonstrate knowledge and competence in the various components of psychiatric-mental health nursing care implementation.
- Evaluate psychiatric-mental health nursing practice effectiveness.
Bradley White, PhD, RN, CNE:
Bradley White is an assistant professor of nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and a staff nurse in inpatient psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital (both in Boston, MA). Dr. White has previously worked as a nurse at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (inpatient psychiatry) and the Dimock Center (addiction clinical stabilization services). His research is focused on the mental health needs of underserved populations, primarily sexual and gender minorities.